KARACHI, Aug 07 (DNA): Administrator Karachi, Sindh Government Spokesman
and CM Advisor on Law Barrister Murtaza Wahab Saturday said that a new
notification regarding lockdown in Karachi will be issued tomorrow in
which special relief be given to the citizens however some restrictions
will remain.

“Thanks to Allah, the Almighty the situation has improved due to the
lockdown in Karachi. There is no precedent in history for more than
200,000 people to be vaccinated in a single day in the city, he said
this while speaking to media after inaugurating a drive-through
vaccination center at the Afghan Ground Federal-B Area.

Meezan Bank President Irfan Siddiqui, Central District Deputy
Commissioner Taha Saleem and other officials were also present on the
occasion.

Murtaza Wahab said that the decision to turn off the SIM cards proved to
be a game changer as the people do not care about the lives but about
SIMs.

“If citizens support us, we can increase the rate of vaccines even
more,” he said and added a drive-through vaccination center will soon be
launched in Defence area to provide maximum convenience to the citizens.

He said that with the advent of Muharram, SOPs should be ensured where
Majalis are held and Zakirs will address. All people should be
vaccinated and masks should be used.

Barrister Wahab said that his target is to serve the people and every
effort will be made to bring positive change in his city. Responding to
a question, the administrator Karachi said that immediate change could
not take place in the city and it would take some time.

He said that in the last 24 hours, 231,000 people were vaccinated
whereas a week ago, 50,000 to 55,000 people were being vaccinated daily.
He urged all political parties to instruct their workers to wear masks
and to vaccinate themselves

He said that a fumigation will be carried out in Districts Central,
Korangi, Malir, South and other places of the city so that flies and
mosquitoes do not breed. “I do not believe in opposition and I will work
with the people and we will move forward with the spirit of service to
the city,” Barrister Wahab said.

Speaking on the occasion, Irfan Siddiqui President Meezan Bank said that
the government of Sindh has provided free vaccines to us and we have
provided a facility to the citizens by setting up this center. “Saving
the life of one person means saving the whole of humanity,” he said.

He said that people should take this epidemic seriously and vaccinate
their entire families from the centers in Karachi.

The Vaccine Center has 12 booths for data entry and 12 booths for
vaccines. The Vaccination Center will be open from 4pm to 12pm.

Later, Administrator Karachi Murtaza Wahab formally inaugurated the
Vaccination Center and visited the booth and inquired about the
facilities provided here.

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